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Peter Eastgate – Poker Player Profile

Young Danish pro Peter Eastgate made history at the 2008 WSOP when – at 22 years old – he became the youngest player to win the Main Event, besting Phil Hellmuth’s record setting victory at age 24. In defeating Ivan Demidov heads up, Eastgate scooped a whopping $9,152,416.

Eastgate is known and feared as one of the top Internet pros in Denmark, where he specializes in cash games. His reputation is such that, when a reporter called him “the next Gus Hansen,” he received the retort: “Not really. It's more like Gus Hansen is the first Peter Eastgate.” Keeping in mind this comment came before he won the Main Event, it’s easy to see why Eastgate’s fiery intensity makes him such a feared opponent at the tables.

Following his WSOP victory, Eastgate got off to a hot start in 2009 by cashing in the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event and then won the $5,000 side event for $343,000. In addition, Eastgate once again made waves at the WSOP,  surviving a field of over 6000 runners to give himself a chance of back-to-back Main Event finals tables – an incredible feat in the Poker Boom age. Alas, it was not to be as Eastgate busted in 78th place, but it’s nonetheless an impressive accomplishment. All told, Peter Eastgate’s live poker earnings are in excess of $9.5 million.

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